disk

noun

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The verdict

“disk” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,980
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - disque

Corpus desk

Index PT-disk · disk · Portuguese

disk · rank #25,980 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,980
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH detento

Nearest frequency peer: detento (-5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “disk”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “disk” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

disk vs dos
50% similar
disk vs diz
50% similar
disk vs dix
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for disk
PropertyValue
Headworddisk
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,980
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “disk”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).diskcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “detento” (#25,975), “destemido” (#25,974), “desempate” (#25,971). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “disk” fica em #25,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around disk, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,980 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "disque".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for disk, with forms such as "ddisk", "diks", and "diskk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dos", "diz", "dix", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is disk, spelled D-I-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    disque

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how disk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Padre Manoel de Nóbrega: Eu nem fundei a cidade e você já tem o telefone do disk pizza?
  2. Detesto telemarketing. Prefiro disk sexo, pelo menos estão fazendo isso por prazer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisk
  • diks
  • diskk
  • dissk
  • dsik
  • idsk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disk - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddisk1diks2diskk1dissk1dsik2idsk2
Edit distance from "disk"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disk"?
"disk" is spelled D-I-S-K.
What does "disk" mean?
As a noun, "disk" means: disque
What words are commonly confused with "disk"?
"disk" is commonly confused with "dos", "diz", "dix". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "disk" come from?
"disk" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hole#26,052rata#25,790safe#26,193noir#25,758

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

carry6 variantsbabar6 variantsabalo6 variantslíbio6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list